There are four brilliant reasons to eat more peas.
They’re healthy
They’re low in fat, and therefore calories.
Just one serving of freshly frozen garden peas and petits pois contains as much vitamin C as two large apples!
Peas are a good source of vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, thiamine (B1), iron and phosphorus.
Half a cup of frozen peas has only 5% of the daily value for sodium, so they’re easy on your heart.
They’re rich in protein. A 100 calorie serving of peas contains more protein than a whole egg.
In fact, an 85 gram serving of cooked peas provides 50 calories, 4 grams of protein, 8 grams of carbohydrate (of which 3.5 grams are sugars), 3.8 grams of fibre, 17mg of vitamin C (a third of the recommended daily allowance) and 0.2mg Thiamine (B1) (15% of the recommended daily allowance).
Freezing is ‘nature’s pause button’ - garden peas and petits pois are frozen within 150 minutes of being picked, so none of these nutrients are lost. It’s like eating them straight from the pod.
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They’re convenient
Serving them is quick. Simply pop them in boiling water and simmer, or steam them, for three minutes.
They freeze brilliantly, so they’re convenient - you don’t have to worry about them going off.
No matter the season, freshly frozen garden peas are available throughout the year.
Being freshly frozen, there's absolutely no preparation needed for recipes. Just add to your recipe or pop them straight into soups, casseroles or curries.
There’s no wastage. Garden peas or petits pois chosen for freezing are the pick of the bunch - nothing goes in your bin except the bag!
Peas are cheap - one 50 gram serving costs about 5p.
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They’re local
Peas are grown here in Britain, so you’ll be supporting our farmers.
In fact, Britain is self-sufficient in peas!
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They’re friendly to the environment
Peas are something of a miracle plant.
Most crops deplete nitrogen from the soil as they grow - which is the main reason farmers use fertilisers, which are essentially added nitrogen.
Peas, however, actually replenish the nitrogen in the soil - this makes them fantastic crops to grow in a regular rotation, to keep farmland healthy and fertiliser use at a minimum. It’s also our secret for how we use so little spray!